According to a UNM press release, the UNM Departments of American Studies, English, History and Linguistics — along with 28 other colleges and universities — have been chosen by the National Endowment for the Humanities to rethink and transform the education of the “next generation” of humanities doctoral candidates.
According to a University press release, new research conducted by UNM and the Mind Research Network, supported by a five-year $3.6 million National Institute of Health grant, will study the effects of alcohol on the brain over time. The study is led by Psychology Department associate professor Katie Witkiewitz and MRN assistant professor of translational neuroscience Eric Claus.
According to a University press release, TEM-XRD is a UNM facility that works primarily in nanoscience, a field that studies extremely small structures and materials usually less than 100 nanometers in size, down to the atomic scale. To be able to see things on this scale, researchers need extremely sensitive equipment, according to the release, which can be found at UNM’s Department of Earth and Planetary Science.
A UNM graduate has accused Brick Light District security guards of racial profiling and battery. An APD report confirms that Xavier Vera was in a “physical altercation” with a security guard on July 6 in the Brick Light District on his way to Satellite Coffee, on the corner of Central and Harvard Avenues.
When New Mexicans think “green,” it’s usually chile that comes to mind. For a local rapper born and raised in the Land of Enchantment, a different shade of green was featured in his music video, and it’s causing a stir.
An external report was recently made public evaluating the effectiveness of the UNM IT department — and UNM has work to do. There was a general agreement across the board, according to the report, that the present IT structure is inoperative and does not benefit the University. The report also shows an absence of trust in Central IT altogether.
It can be tough for some to find examples of how media has impacted and shed light on social justice movements, but students will soon have the opportunity to talk with someone who does it day in and day out. The Daily Lobo was able to speak with Barni Axmed Qaasim before her lecture at UNM.
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The Associated Students of UNM’s Elections Commission is working on a new survey to gauge students’ opinions and level of participation in Senate elections, which have tended to be low in recent semesters. The survey, due to be released later this month, will ask students about their familiarity with ASUNM and its general functions, as well as whether or not they plan on voting in the next election, slated for mid-November.
Gil Garcetti, former LA District Attorney during the infamous OJ Simpson Trial, gave a lecture at George Pearl Hall last week, placing the case within a larger context of race relations at the time, and emphasizing that the case was a domestic violence issue. “Let me ask you all a question. Why are you here?” Garcetti began. “I’m asking students, as well as community members, are you here because your professor suggested you should be here? Are you here because you’re one of those addicts of the OJ Simpson trial?”
New evidence has surfaced that suggests possible misconduct during the UNMPD investigation into a 2014 case alleging that two former UNM football players and a third man raped a fellow student. George Anthony Bleus is the attorney currently representing former CNM student Ryan Ruff and former UNM students and Lobo football players Crusoe Gongbay and SaQwan Edwards in a lawsuit against the University, alleging the investigation was mishandled. “The only way this (information) came out is because someone forgot to hit the stop button on the recording,” Bleus said.
The Downtown Growers Market benefits the community at large, but also the University by providing working opportunities for UNM students. “A number of our students both past and present are connected with the market in a variety of ways,” said Jennifer Rowland, UNM sustainability studies lecturer and local food systems outreach coordinator.
Contagious. Epidemic. Infection. These words typically hold negative connotations associated with the spread of disease. But on Saturday, TEDxABQ seeks to change those connotations at its Think Viral event. “Ideas are contagious,” reads the TEDxABQ website. “Get infected.”
A group of UNM students are hoping to create a literal buzz with an initiative to have a beehive on campus. The Campus Development Advisory Committee addressed the UNM Beekeeping Club’s proposal on Wednesday.
According to multiple studies, the first six weeks of the fall semester is a time when sexual assault is significantly higher on college campuses. Known as the Red Zone, students may be more in danger of sexual assault during this period. According to statistics on rainn.org, sexual violence happens more frequently on college campuses, in comparison to other crimes. A college women is twice as likely to be sexually assaulted than robbed.
Veterans Affairs has awarded homeless prevention grants, totaling more than $2 million, to all 33 counties in New Mexico. As a part of the Supportive Services for Veterans Families (SSVF), these grants will aid veterans living on the streets and those at risk of homelessness.
According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, of more than 1,500 public and private universities examined, UNM ranked first with the most Hispanic and American Indian faculty members. The study included schools like the University of California, Los Angeles, New York University, and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Across the country, university faculty are overwhelmingly white and male, according to the study.
Black Lives Matter discussions highlight campus race relations Someone shouts a racial slur at you while you’re walking with your 3-year-old; you are held at gunpoint by police officers, even though you’re unarmed; your uncle was beaten to death because he didn’t call an officer “sir” — these are experiences many of us could never imagine.
PR Newswire, a public relations office that serves tens of thousands of clients from offices all over the world, has an office right here in Albuquerque — and they’re looking to specifically hire Lobos. Kimia Kia, UNM alumna and account executive at PR Newswire, said she wasn’t aware the company even existed while she was at UNM.
The new policy requiring freshmen to live on campus passed with a 5-2 vote in Tuesday’s Board of Regents meeting, despite opposition from students and some board members. The controversial policy will go into effect starting fall 2018.
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